The final storage option we have for the NVIDIA Shield is mounting network storage to it, like a full-fledged NAS or ethernet hard drive. This is the third article in the series where we go into detail on the different storage options for the NVIDIA Shield. We’ve already talked about external storage options like hard …
One of the biggest selling points for the 2019 NVIDIA Shield was support for Dolby Vision. Between that and the AI upscaling, it was the only reason I had to upgrade from my 2017 Shield. In fact, since the NVIDIA Shield doesn’t support HDR10+, Dolby Vision is the only premium HDR option to get the …
Are you tired of Google’s personalized content suggestions, or the endless number of ads on your home screen? Maybe it’s time for a new launcher for your Android TV. I recently tested every Android TV launcher you can download from both the Google Play Store and Aptoide TV to see which is the best. Since …
Today, I had a situation where I wanted to natively take a screenshot on my NVIDIA Shield. Usually when I take screenshots, I use a video capture device like an Elgato HD60, but that wouldn’t work in this case. Android has natively let you take screenshots for several generations, so I naturally assumed that Android …
The NVIDIA Shield TV is such a great streaming device, it’s easy to forget that it began life as a game console. Over the years, there have been two distinct controller versions. The original controller took a lot of inspiration from the original Xbox controller. Unlike the slim, lightweight Shield remote, the controller was big …
The NVIDIA Shield has been on the market for a long time, so you’d think there would be more options to stand it up, or mount it to your wall behind your TV. But I can count every single stand and wall-mount for the Shield TV on one hand! In fact…I own most of them. …
The more we use our Android TV boxes, the more random pictures, movies, and APK files we accumulate. Unfortunately, these downloads aren’t always stored in the same location, so they can be tough to track down and delete. In this article, I’m going to show you the two most popular locations to find downloads on …
I may be showing my age here, but, to me, there’s nothing quite like a classic video game. Whether it’s Mario, Sonic or Lara Croft, there’s just something about those games that brings back the kid in me. If you’re like me, you’ve probably long-since sold your older game consoles, but still want to find …
The NVIDIA Shield TV is already one of the fastest Android TV devices on the planet. But if you’re like me, you always want a little more speed, right? Then this article is for you. I’ve been using the NVIDIA Shield TV as my main streaming device since it came out in 2015. I actually …
In this article, I’m going to go through each of the settings that you can change in the IPVanish VPN app. All of the screenshots are taken from my NVIDIA Shield TV Pro, running the Android TV version of IPVanish. If you’re familiar with IPVanish on other devices, you may see some settings you’re not …